Jamila Piffer

Deputy Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy

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9th December 2013 Brasilia, Brazil

by Jamila Piffer

Deputy Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy

Impunity: the global obstacle in the fight against gender violence

When I first heard of the British Government campaign to fight sexual violence in areas of conflict – Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, I had no idea how big the problem was. The initiative showed me that approximately 50 thousand women were sexually assaulted in the Bosnian war in the 1990s. Same period when between 300 […]

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About Jamila Piffer

Jamila Gontijo Piffer has joined the Embassy in July 2012 as Deputy Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy. She is a journalist with strong background of the political scenario as…

Jamila Gontijo Piffer has joined the Embassy in July 2012 as Deputy Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy. She is a journalist with strong background of the political scenario as per her previous experience covering the National Congress for six years as a TV reporter. She has also worked with Communications at the Ministry of Comunications, Education and Culture. On her spare time, she writes for a gastronomy blog and practice her artistic side - making up for her Bachalor Degree in Fine Arts -singing in a jazz and folk music bands.

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